Birmingham Airport (BHX) has reported its busiest July ever amidst a record-breaking summer for passenger volume. 1,455,192 passengers travelled through the regional transport hub in July 2025 – an 8.2% increase compared to the same period last year.
The figure was bolstered by the start of the school summer holidays, as well as increased frequencies to popular routes including Jerez, Venice and Florence. Birmingham Airport remains on track to experience its busiest year ever with nearly 14 million passengers forecast to travel through the transport hub in 2025/26.
The most popular destinations for July included sunshine spots such as Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Dalaman, and Faro. Other busy routes included Dublin, Dubai and Amsterdam.
With the airport experiencing its busiest year ever, the transport hub is continuing to deliver its largest annual, Capital Investment Plan ever. Totalling over £76 million, the significant investment aims to enhance terminal facilities, operational efficiency and the customer experience. As part of these improvement works, last month, the airport unveiled modern new-look boarding gate lounges to support with passenger flow and on-time departures. Future developments at BHX will include expanded baggage carousels, new airside concessions and refurbished terminal spaces.
Al Titterington, Terminal Operations Director of Birmingham Airport said:
“July has been another record month with more passengers choosing Birmingham Airport than ever before. This is our fifth consecutive record-breaking month this year, with passengers taking advantage of our array of routes offered by our partner airlines, offering more choice and convenience for travel. During July alone we saw over 1.4m pass through our airport, benefiting from connectivity to our extensive route network from Birmingham Airport.”
Overview of July Figures
Top Five Routes: Dublin, Palma de Mallorca, Dubai, Belfast, Alicante
Total Passengers by World Region
Europe 1.3m
Middle East 74,690
Africa 42,585
Caribbean 11,167
Asia 7468
North America 7430
Scheduled/Charter Split
1,271,930
183,262
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